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ASLO joined 50+ scientific organizations in signing a letter from @aibsbiology.bsky.social urging Congress to protect U.S. scientific research and reverse executive actions that threaten American science and technology. www.aibs.org/news/2025/25... #DefendScience

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A new study found that U.S. butterfly populations dropped by 22% in just 20 years. Dr. Elise Zipkin and Dr. @nickhaddad.bsky.social join us to discuss what’s causing the decline and whether we can do anything about it.

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As scientists we are often exposed to upsetting findings and we should not have to bury the feelings that our research elicit - I'm glad it's adressed openly here (and yes these results are bleak)

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New @science.org The disappearance of butterflies at a "catastrophic rate" in the United States www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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In 20 years, the U.S. has lost 22% of its butterflies, a groundbreaking new study found. Look up population changes in your area here.

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Our paper is out, and it is distressing. Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Big day for butterfly research. Many authors (led by @edwards-evoeco.bsky.social) and many more volunteers monitored across states to document rapid butterfly declines in USA. 🧪 Paper link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... NYT story gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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I'm so excited to share my new Science publication documenting the decline of butterflies across the USA!! The bottom line is that we saw widespread, concerning declines between 2000 and 2020: 22% reduction in total numbers of butterflies, 33% of species declined while less than 3% increased.

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Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.

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🧪🌎 Status of Butterflies of the U.S. comprehensively assessed for the first time xerces.org/press/study-...

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Populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded that total abundance of butterflies has declined by 22% from 2000 to 2020. This work was supported by the #USFWS and #USGS www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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EXTRAORDINARY ‼️ Arguably the most brutal heat event IN WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY ANYTIME ANYWHERE UNBELIEVABLE MIND BLOWING 47.5c/118F at Gallinas in MEXICO It destroys in pieces the Northern Hemisphere highest temperature record for this time of the year.

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Recently published research indicating that National Wildlife Refuges embedded in an agricultural matrix may not be a refuge from pesticide contamination 🧪 kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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Best sh*t I've seen all day

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🚨 Job Boards 🚨 Some resources for those who may need it now 🧵: 🌎🌾🧪🌿🌳🌲🍁🪶🪴🦦🎓 #PlantScience #Ecology #JobAlert - Rangelands Job Board | rangelands.org/job-listings/ - TAMU Natural Resources Job Board | jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu - Western Landowners Alliance Job Board | westernlandowners.org/job-board/

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🪶 Today, more than 1/3 of the federal grant $$ we were relying on to finance our science & conservation work in 2025 is paused w/ no indication of when, or if, we will be able to access it again. Your tax-deductible donation helps us weather this period of uncertainty. birdpop.org/pages/do... 1/2

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I asked my wife if she’d ever want to play #D&D #DnD ; she said, “I don’t think I could sit for three hours trying to figure out how to get through a door”, after witnessing just such an experience of mine. LOL

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Here’s what is going on. When you start firing the military’s top lawyers, that means you are getting ready to order the military to do unlawful things. Trump replaces those JAGs with men who will justify any future unlawful and unethical actions that he wants the military to do.

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It’s hard to focus on science or be expected to do work when the institution in the United States is collapsing before your very eyes 🫣 #SciSky 🧪 how are we doing today … 🥲

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As a result, she said, just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres. www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...

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Ok, I made a new starter pack: Science Job Accounts! I want to try & collect together account that are likely to post jobs/internships/employment opportunities in science. It is heavily US/Ecology based (and would probably be better as a feed). Please suggest other accounts!! go.bsky.app/QPGnfWu

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Today, we share our love for federal #fisheries professionals who work tirelessly to address the myriad problems facing our nation’s fisheries. We urge the Administration to stop indiscriminate mass firings and to build and maintain a sufficient federal natural resource workforce.

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Valentine’s Day Massacre

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From someone on FB: Recent federal firings happening at agencies with regulatory oversight over Musk companies.

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Actually, no. It’s not a bind. You read this part of the Constitution “…or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble…” And then you stand up for your fellow journalists. If you don’t, you’re next. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...

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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

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Professional societies stand together in defense of science & scientists. “science has led to humanity’s greatest advances, improving people’s lives & the health of our planet … (we’re) committed to supporting, elevating, & fighting for science & those who further it.“ www.unitedsciencealliance.org

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Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

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All these bad takes about the #Chiefs has allowed me to block my way to a cleaner feed

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